Open Mat Radio

02/24/2020

Focus on the important things, and the important people.

02/22/2020

Positive vibes for anyone who needs it. It’s just another lion to kill.

01/21/2020

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Tickets for our next event are on sale NOW, and we are running an early bird promotion. Use the code EARLYBIRD for 30% off all tickets.
https://polaris-grandprix.eventbrite.co.uk

We have a huge change this time and we are hosting our first ever Absolute (Openweight) Grand Prix. This will be a one-night, eight-man invitational featuring some of the best and most exciting grapplers in the world. We will have shorter (10 minute) rounds and a simplified points system to keep the action moving and to leave the outcome in the hands of the competitors as much as possible under our "Polaris Grand Prix Ruleset".

We are already talking to some of the biggest names but if you have suggestions then feel free to promote yourself or your ideas in the comments. There will also be a huge superfight as well as a stacked preliminary card. The Polaris preliminary cards never fail to be exciting and are worth the price of entry alone.

We are happy to return to the ICC Wales, a brand new venue that anyone who attended the last show will be happy to tell you is AMAZING for live events. The ICC Wales is very easy to get to via motorways and rail transport from anywhere in the country.

Stay tuned for more news on the card, in the mean time, get your friends together and get the early bird tickets.

Broadcast live and exclusive on UFC Fight Pass.

Polaris: Absolute Grand Prix
Saturday, April 4
ICC Wales, Newport
https://polaris-grandprix.eventbrite.co.uk

10/22/2019

Kano x Gawakoto preorder now live!

09/20/2019

A listeners granddaughter is in a heck of a fight. Consider supporting the family if you can. Thanks. https://www.gofundme.com/f/rosies-relapse

Gabi Brown Rosie’s Relapse Rosalie Snowdon is a three year old wild child who has been fighting cancer since July 2018. In May, she finished up her initial tr

09/20/2019

Adcc is around the corner. Check out baleia’s breakdown 🐳 so you’re ready!

09/13/2019

Please consider helping out another jiu jitsu family https://www.gofundme.com/f/Honoring-and-Remembering-Laura-Cardella?fbclid=IwAR0ejSnktQsRJZIPADmbMDItWIvHJkKp7MKrTte2v1R5cJDHHtSY8pbDih8

Michael Casey Honoring and Remembering Laura Cardella Life has a way of throwing curveballs! Many of Phil and Larua Cardella's friends are aware of the new b

09/05/2019

How to get to ADCC with Riccardo "Baleia" Ammendolia

https://youtu.be/45g1dmCm7Ug

The ADCC is where the best of the best compete in submission grappling. It is regarded as the Olympic of Grappling where only the Elite in our sport are invi...

08/31/2019

Props to Jenna for her transparency!

One of the main challengers to the ADCC World Championship later this month has taken a bold step towards addressing the usage of PEDs in jiu-jitsu. Follow her story here.

04/26/2019

A huge thank you to Rudy for the opportunity to be on his Progressive Panther: Brain Cancer Diaries. Rudy’s doing some amazing things with his channel. I hope everyone checks it out.

Here we are discussing cancer, Jiu Jitsu, secular Buddhism, the Just Another Lion to Kill mindset and more. Please give it a share if you’re able to.

Thanks always to Scramble Brand - Martial Arts Lifestyle, OnTheMat.com and Sergio Penha's BJJ Academy for the support.

Much love to all the lion killers out there. https://youtu.be/rjJMRh-hBWk

In this episode, Rudy " Rudini" Fischmann talks to Paul Moran formerly of the Open Mat Radio Podcast about facing cancer head on through mental jiu- jitsu an...

04/18/2019

Powerful Jeff Gordon Mata!!! Friends, please share this and then bring someone to the jiu jitsu mats. From my 7years of cancer to Jeff losing sight we can both tell you jiu jitsu not only saves, it heals and transforms. I’m very grateful to my girlfriend Gretchen for introducing me to Jeff. He’s got that pure lion killer heart, one tempered through fire and pressure. I’m a better person for knowing Jeff. Please support his work by sharing his video ✌️

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CI-pgBU5_ro&feature=youtu.be

“Blindness does not define me.” 11 years ago today, on April 18th 2008, Jeff Mata lost his eyesight doing something he loved. Since then, he faced countless ...

04/16/2019

If you haven’t read this yet, do so. If you have, share it as it seems we’re still (and probably always will be) dealing with this issues

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tim.blog/2013/01/16/the-dangers-of-hero-worship-an-open-letter-from-ryan-hall/amp/

At first glance, this post appear to be about martial arts, as it’s written by Ryan Hall. Ryan is a new friend and a phenom. He’s IBJJF Mundial (world) and No-Gi Mundial champion in Br…

04/12/2019

04/08/2019

This topic came up today and i thought I’d share it again. It’s an extension of the story of Two Wolves with a little mindfulness and Jiu Jitsu mixed in. Thanks Eliot for the opportunity! Be sure to check out the rest of Eliot Kelly Jiu-Jitsu ’s Mat Mind series. Good stuff always. ✌️🦁☠️

https://youtu.be/t8wNAScaNBA

Paul Moran is a student of Sergio Penha in Las Vegas, NV. He is also the voice and insight behind Open Mat Radio. In is adventures, he studies the teachings ...

04/08/2019

Two of my favorite martial artists choppin things up on the Southpaw podcast. Check it out and remember sharing is caring ✌️

Absolutely love this show as someone who is a fan of MMA and leftist politics. Covers a lot of ground and is always engaging and interesting.

03/14/2019

03/06/2019

Get to know the homie Patrick Hemenway!

Meet the Pandas sheds light on the many citizens of the Panda Nation. Last episode explored the drive of black belt Claire-France Thévenon of MK Team, multiple time IBJJF medalist and sweeping machine. Now, we’d like to introduce Pat Hemenway of Pellegrino MMA: a brown belt medal chaser, former p...